Around 15 workers from the bank's retail risk department in Edinburgh heard the news in a conference phone call.

Around 15 workers from the bank's retail risk department in Edinburgh heard the news in a conference phone call.

The other posts were axed from the department's bases across England.

An RBS spokeswoman said: "Having to cut jobs is the most difficult part of our work to rebuild RBS. We will do all we can to support staff at risk of redundancy and will offer redeployment opportunities wherever possible."

Rbs have already made savage cuts as they try to save £2.5billion a year.